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Tusk: Right now, 500 million Europeans are begging 300 million Americans for protection from 140 million Russians who have been unable to overcome 50 million Ukrainians for three years (www.politico.eu)
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Well put Mr. Tusk.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

citation needed.

I've seen the €800b figure but that's the EU as a whole, not Germany on its own

[–] [email protected] 8 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

Germany is currently planning a "whatever it takes" spending plan of 500 billion for infrastructure projects and an equally high, but potentially unlimited amount for defense.
https://www.ft.com/content/ee20978f-bbcd-4616-954c-7749dc5334fd

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago

So ok, that’s not one trillion.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 16 hours ago

Over 10 years

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)